Page Revisions: (January 15, 2017) Original (February 19, 2017) Updated Release Date (changed from “Coming Soon”) Release Date: January 13, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Three people, three extraordinary stories. All lived out within a hundred London streets.” Poster Rating: B / C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) One of the first things I complain…
We’ll have a new film to crown #1 at the weekend box office with xXx: Return of Xander Cage beating Split out for the mantle. Our Highest Rated Films: The Red Turtle, Staying Vertical Our Best Awards Ratings: The Red Turtle (Oscars), The Founder (Oscars) OTHER LIMITED RELEASES 20th Century Women (See our Looking at…
Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. February 3, 2017 The Comedian Premise: From IMDb: “A look at the life of an aging insult comic.” Box Office Prospects: $25 M Expectations: Doubtful. The film was positioned for an Oscar run, but never materialized the requisite buzz. Now it’s a February release hoping to take…
Page Revisions: (January 15, 2017) Original (April 23, 2017) New Release Date (changed from 4/7/17) Release Date: April 28, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A young street magician is left to take care of his little sister after his mother’s passing and turns to drug dealing in the Los Angeles party scene to keep a roof…
New This Week Nate Parker’s The Birth of a Nation won the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at last year’s Sundance Film Festival and immediately leapt to the forefront of everyone’s 2016 Oscar predictions. By August, however, those hopes were dashed when news stories began circulating about the 1999 rape of an 18-year-old girl…
Page Revisions: (January 15, 2017) Original (February 26, 2017) New Poster (#2) Release Date: March 3, 2017 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Harriett is a retired businesswoman who tries to control everything around her. When she decides to write her own obituary, a young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth resulting in a…
As the precursor awards continue unabated until Oscar night, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (and in some cases other outside influences). The last week has been a whirlwind of precursor organizations announcing. Matter of fact, other than the Motion…
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. I had a minor surgery Thursday the 5th and because of it, and an…